Hawser-conveyer.



J. A. BR'OWNE.

HAWSER CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJQ, 1918.-

1,295,847. I Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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HAWSER CONVEYEH.

APPLICATION HLED AWL-19.1918.

1,295,847 Patented Mar. 4,1919.

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UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

JOHN A. BROWNE, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

HAWSER-CONVEYER.

To all whom z'tmay concern:

Be it known that I JOHN A. BROWNE, a citizen of the United States,residing 'at Savannah, in the county of Chatham and State of ,Georgia,have invented a new and useful Hawser-Conveyer, of which the followingis a specification.

a This invention relates to ahawser conting. out-supplemental towinghawsers from a tug or other towing boat to a barge or the like, .orfromone barge to another. Owing to the excessive cost of a towing hawser itis the practice to utilize only one hawser for connecting a barge or thelike with the boat used for towing itbut on the approach of heavyweather it is often desirable, especially where an old and worn hawseris in use, to put out a supplemental hawser. Be-' cause of the weight ofa hawser, it has heretofore been very diflicult to get it from one boatto anotherlwhile inmotion and because ofthis condition many disastersresulting from the parting of a hawser haveoccurred.

One of the objects of the present invention is toprovide a conveyerwhich is simple and compact in construction .and which, after beingplaced on the tow line or hawser al ready in position and fastened tothesecond hawser, can be caused to travel along the tow line, therebeing drags of novel form connected to the conveyer'and supportedinthewater so that, as the boats move forward, the

relative positions of'the'two hawsers will gradually change untilthesecond or supplemental hawser arrives withinreach of a person on thetowed .boat whereupon it can be attached and used to relievethe firsthawser;

Another object is to provide drag devices of novel form'which can belowered into the water without producing a sudden j erkwhich might bendor break some portion of the apparatus, it being possible also togradually lift said devices from the water after they have served theirpurpose.

With the :foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescriptionproceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter morefully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood thatvarious changes may be made in the constructionand arrangement of theparts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of'theadvantages of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown. In-said drawing-- V Figure l is a perspective view of thestern portion of a boat and showing the apparatus in position thereonstarting to travel toward the towed boat.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the conveyer.

Fig. 3 is a section 011 line 33, Fig. 2. 7

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates aframe having a removable side 2 which can be held in place in any mannerdesired. For example threaded studsf3 can be extended from the top andbottom of the frame and project loosely through the ends of the saidside 2,

Patented Mar. 4, 1919. Application filed August 19, 1918. Serial No.250,571. 4

just as the conveyer is the terminals of the studs being engaged by iwing nuts 4. A central opening 5 is provided in the top and bottom ofthe frame and additional openingsfi are formed in the sides of the framenear the upper and lower ends thereof. .These latter openings receivetrunnions or gudgeons7 extending fromrollers S and 9" located adjacentthe upper and lower ends of the'frame, the roller 8 being concave, asshown, while the roller!) isprovided with an annular groove 10 at thecenter thereof. r a

A yoke 12 is adapted to straddle the front face of either end of theframe and has openings 13 designed to register with the opening 5 insaid end so as to receive a pin 14; A cotter 15 extends through theinner end of the pin 14 to prevent withdrawal of the pin from theopenings and an eye 16 is located at the outer end of the hereinafterset forth. By removing the cotter 15 the'pin' 14 can be withdrawn,thereby tending at right angles thereto. This arm is adapted to supporta bar 18' which fits snugly between the ear 17 and thesides of frame 1,the ends of the bar projecting laterally beyond the sides of'the'frame 1as shown. A set screw 19 may 'be' extended through the ear 17 andengagethe bar to bind against it and hold it against displacementupwardly or longitudinally relative to the frame.

Secured to the ends ofthe bar 18 are drag lines 20 each of which issecured to the open end of a flexible bag 01 bucket 21 constitutpin forthe purposeing a drag. To the bottom or closed end of each drag isattached a haul line 22 which is likewise fastened to one end of the bar18.

Under ordinary conditions the conveyer,

consisting of the frame 1 and the parts therein, the bar 18 and thedrags 21 and their lines are stowed away and a singlehawser H ishawserH. The side 2 is then replaced and fastened and the hawser H is lashedto the eve 16.. Yoke 12 is of course located at the bottom of the frameand supports the bar 18. Afterthe parts have been positioned asdescribed the drags 21 are lowered bymeans of the lines 22 so that theywill hang with their open ends lowermost, and these drags will thusgradually enter the water and fill and will gradually assume theirfilled and substantially horizontal positions. As the boat 1% is movingthe water will tend to hold back the drags 21 with the result that whilethe frame 1 will be retarded in its forward movement, the hawser H willpull forwardly through the frame and the hawser H will be paid out fromthe boat B. This action will continue until the frame reaches the towedboat whereupon a person thereon attaches the hawser H to the boat orbargedetaches it from the eye 16, pulls upwardly on the lines 22 toinvert, empty and raise the drags 21, and then removes the frame 1 fromthe hawser H. If two or more barges are in tow, the frame can be takentothe stern of the first barge after being received in the mannerdescribed, and can be used for carrying a hawser from the first to thesecond barge. By having a light line attached to the conveyer frame theframe can bepulled.

back to the towing boat after the supplemental hawser has been carriedover and secured.

The roller 8 is of course designed for use in connection with anordinary hawser. If,

however, a wire cable is used for towing, the frame is inverted to bringthe roller 9 uppermost and the groove 10 Wlll receive the cable.

The yoke 12 can obviously be changed from one end to the other when theframe is inverted.

What is claimed is 1. A hawser conveyer including a roller carryingstructure adapted to engage and travel along a hawser, and a dragconnected to said structure.

2. A, hawser conveyer includinga roller carrying structure adapted to besupported by and to travel along a hawser, means for attaching asupplemental hawser to said structure, and a drag connected to thestructure.

3. A hawser conveyer including a frame, a roller therein, and a dragbucket connected to the frame.

4. A hawser-conveyer including a frame adapted to open at one side, aroller within the frame, and a drag bucket connected to the frame.

A hawser conveyer including a frame, a roller therein, a bar connectedto the frame, and a drag bucket connected to each end of the bar.

6. A hawser conveyer including a frame, a roller therein, a barconnected to the frame, a tow line and a haul line connected to each endof the bar, and-a flexible drag bucket having its open endconnected tothe tow line and its bottom or closed end connected to the haul line.

7. A hawser conieyer including a structure adapted to be supported byand to move along a hawser, means for attaching a hawser thereto, a towline and a haul line connected to thestructure, and a drag bucket havingits open end connectedto thetow line and its closed endeonnected tothehaul line.

8. A hawscr conveyer including a reversible frame, spaced rollerstherein, said frame having a removable side, and a drag connected to theframe.

. 9. A hawser conveyer including a frame, having a removable side, ayoke connected to one end ofthe frame, a transverse bar connected to theyoke and bearing againstthe sides of the frame, and a drag-connected toeach end of the bar.

10. A hawserconveyerincluding a frame having a removable side, atransversely extendingtbar bearing against the sides of the frame, meansfor detachably connecting the bar to the frame, a tow line and a haulline connected to each end of the bar, and a drag bucket having its openend connected to one tow line and its closed end connected to one haulline.

11. A hawser conveyer including a structure adapted to engage and travelalong a hawser, and a drag connected to said structure.

12. A hawser conveyer including a frame adapted to open to receive andbe supported by a hawser, and a drag connected to said frame.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.-

JOHN A. BROWNE.

Witnesses JOHN CARR, Mrcnaur, S. Hanson.

Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

